GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The GeForce RTX 4070 is significantly faster than the Radeon RX 6800, leading by roughly 19% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
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GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 6800: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 6800
The GeForce RTX 4070 is significantly faster, around 19% ahead of the Radeon RX 6800. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce RTX 4070 starts at $990 EUR against $1,186 EUR for the Radeon RX 6800. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the GeForce RTX 4070 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 43%. The GeForce RTX 4070 still sits about $390 EUR above its $600 EUR MSRP. The Radeon RX 6800 still sits about $607 EUR above its $579 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce RTX 4070 draws just 200W versus 250W for the Radeon RX 6800, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Ada Lovelace architecture on a TSMC N4 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 16GB against 12GB, the Radeon RX 6800 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce RTX 4070's 12GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 4070 is roughly 3 years newer than the Radeon RX 6800 (Ada Lovelace vs RDNA 2), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 4070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 6800 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 4070 or Radeon RX 6800?
The GeForce RTX 4070 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Radeon RX 6800 if you find it at a steep discount.